Must improve Physique Of American People
NEW YORK. January 16.
One year's military training on land or sea for every boy of 17 or 18 was advocated by the Secretary for the Navy (Colonel Knox) in a speech at Cleveland. He stated that 25 per cent of rejections by tlie Marine Corps were for physical reasons. Colonel Knox asserted: "In future we must spend more time, thought and money on improving the physical qualities of our people.” He added that experience had shown there was no safety or peace in unpreparedness. The "New York Times." editorially, applauds Colonel Knox's suggestion, stating that the United States needs a large army and navy after the war to help give strength and authority to any new organisation to keep the peace. "We shall need many more young men in the armed services than ever recruited voluntarily in peacetime." it states.
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Northern Advocate, 17 January 1944, Page 5
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